Apricots in vanilla-brandy syrup

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for apricots in vanilla-brandy syrup.

Feb 17, 2009 3:50am

By Emma Knowles & Lisa Featherby

10 mins preparation

10 mins cooking plus cooling

Serves 8

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Apricots in vanilla-brandy syrup

Simply serve the apricots with vanilla ice-cream or double cream. You can use the leftover syrup in cocktails or drizzle it over fresh fruit salads. Makes 1.25 litres.

Ingredients

500 gm caster sugar

3 cinnamon quills

1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped

8 apricots, halved, stones discarded

250 ml brandy

Method

Main

1

Combine sugar, cinnamon, vanilla bean and seeds and 310ml water in a saucepan and bring to the boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add apricot halves and turn occasionally until just tender (3-5 minutes). Remove apricots with a slotted spoon and transfer to sterilised jars. Cool syrup, then add brandy and pour over apricots, seal jars, stand until cooled, then store in refrigerator. Apricots will keep refrigerated for 2-3 weeks after opening.